Yogi warns of action against troublemakers
BY MPOST BUREAU30 Jan 2018 11:48 PM IST
MPOST BUREAU30 Jan 2018 11:48 PM IST
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday broke his silence on Kasganj violence promising action against those involved even as politics brewed over the clashes with Union minister Giriraj Singh claiming that media would have chosen a "different" line if the killed youth was from the minority community.
Meanwhile, the Central government on Tuesday sought a report from the state government on the incident.
Another BJP hardliner Vinay Katiyar, known for his controversial utterances, also waded in the row saying there were some "miscreants who support Pakistan" who could go to any extent to defy the tricolour.
"Our government is committed to providing security to each and every citizen. Anarchy has no place in the state," Chief Minister Adityanath told reporters in Lucknow, his first comments on the clashes.
Adityanath warned of "strict action" against the perpetrators of violence.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that he felt the violence was pre-planned.
Giriraj Singh also referred to Bareilly District Magistrate Raghvendra Vikram Singh's comments on Facebook that appeared to blame right-wing groups for provoking communal clashes.
The DM's now-deleted post said a "strange trend" that had begun of late was to visit Muslim majority areas and raise slogans against Pakistan.
Minister of State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said the incident should not be politicised.
Stray incidents of violence were reported from the western Uttar Pradesh town which continued to be tense with a heavy deployment of RAF and PAC personnel to keep a check on rumour mongers and troublemakers.
A 24-year-old reporter, whose "death" in the clashes on Republic Day in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj was widely reported on social media, emerged on Monday to declare that he is alive and well. Rahul Upadhyay showed up at a police station to counter rumours of his death.
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